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Rocket event in Kharkiv, Leb'yazhe area, Ukraine on Sat 26th September 2026

26th September 2026

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In the Kharkiv region, a man died when an enemy FPV drone hit a car, and in another place, four people, two of whom were children, were injured as a result of a missile strike.

Source : Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office , Head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov , Kharkiv Region Police

Details : The prosecutor's office reported that on September 26, at around 12:00, on the highway near the turnoff to the village of Pitomnyk, Kharkiv District, Russian military personnel attacked a civilian vehicle with an FPV drone.

The 50-year-old driver died at the scene as a result of the impact.

There was a passenger in the cabin, a 73-year-old woman: she did not receive any injuries.

However, as a result of a missile strike on the village of Lebyazhe, Chuguiv district, four people were injured: a 56-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman, and boys aged 5 and 12. Doctors diagnosed them with acute stress reactions.

A two-story apartment building was partially destroyed as a result of a MLRS missile strike.

About 15 cars near the epicenter were also damaged. Windows were broken and doors were damaged in houses.

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